Land-based gambling in the Netherlands (including lotteries) grew 3.8% in 2016. GGR increased to €2.47bn, up from €2.34bn in the previous year, according to the Netherlands Gaming Authority’s Marketscanland–basedgambling2016.

Researchers from several universities participated in a government-commissioned evaluation of the Netherlands Gaming Authority. Yesterday, the results were published and sent to the Lower House.

According to a survey commissioned by the Netherlands Gaming Authority, Dutch people with an immigration background are equally likely to be problem or at-risk players than people with a non-immigration background. The former group, however, was found to exhibit a somewhat greater prevalence of risky playing behavior.

The Netherlands Gaming Authority announced it will soon start a public consultation on the question whether certain forms of (video) gaming constitute gambling and should require a license in order to be legally offered.

Holland Casino has been awarded a European certificate for its responsible gaming policy, which was developed in close cooperation with addiction care organization Verslavingszorg Nederland.

The Belgian Constitutional Court has found that the country’s gambling act violates the constitution by allowing different games of chance to be offered on a single website.